Watson: can he retain the Green Jacket? Find out by watching Sky Sports

The first Major of the year, which, as always, takes place at the iconic Augusta National, commences on Thursday and we will show you every monster drive, vital putt and ounce of emotion as golf's best try to snare the sought-after Green Jacket.

Sky Sports 1 HD will bring you live and uninterrupted coverage from the opening round of the Masters, where charismatic American Bubba Watson is the defending champion, from 7pm on Thursday, but action on selected holes will begin behind the red button from 3.45pm.

Coverage will continue all the way through to Sunday's sure-to-be-gripping finale and portions of the play at the picturesque Georgia course, which new world number one, Tiger Woods, has won at three times, will be beamed to you on Sky 3D.

That's not all, though, as we will also show you a live feed of the players practicing on the range on Monday and Tuesday on our red button service, as well as Wednesday's Par 3 Contest around Augusta as the title contenders try to get their eye in ahead of the tournament proper.

Plus, every morning from Friday, Rob Lee and David Howell will analyse the previous night's Masters action and re-enact some of the key shots and costly errors that the field have played in the Sky Sports Shot Centre.

And then on Monday evening, we will look back on how this year's Augusta victor played his way to glory in our special programme, How the 2013 Masters Was Won.

On Demand

We've also got a wealth of extras available via our On Demand service on your set top box and also online on skysports.com and Sky Go.

Sky Sports subscribers can enjoy a selection of Official Masters Films available, the greatest Masters Moments and a Behind the scenes look at Augusta with our own Butch Harmon all available to view at any time.

You can access an array of Masters feature programs via the On Demand service on your set top box on your TV and online via Sky Go and skysports.com.

Here's a list of the superb Masters videos available.

Masters MomentsCourse Guide with Butch HarmonBehind The Scenes at Augusta with Butch Harmon1988 Masters Official Film1994 Masters Official Film2004 Masters Official Film1981 Masters Official Film2012 Masters Official FilmHow The 2012 Masters Was WonHow The 2011 Masters Was Won

You can also access daily highlights and shots of the day packages during the Masters itself via On Demand TV and online at skysports.com.

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